Colgate men's hockey ranked No. 19

HAMILTON - The Colgate men's hockey team is riding a five-game winning streak and jumped back into the USCHO.com National Poll at No. 19 with 125 votes.

The Raiders are coming off their second-straight weekend sweep, outscoring Sacred Heart, 15-2, in the pair of games at Starr Rink. This is the second time Colgate has reached the top 20 as the Raiders got to No. 20 after beating UMass before the Holiday break.

Colgate is one of six teams from ECAC Hockey to be in the national poll this week. The Raiders are also receiving votes in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine National Poll. They are getting three votes.

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They are on the second-longest winning streak in the country, behind Notre Dame, who has six wins in a row. The blowouts against the Pioneers, catapulted the Raiders to fourth in the nation in scoring at 3.6 goals per game.

The USCHO.com Division I Men's Poll consists of 50 voters, including 28 coaches from the Division I conferences and 22 beat writers and sports professionals from across the country.